Dr. Nicole Sundene, Holistic Dermatology & Hormones

10/02/2025

Hormonal Acne and Eczema were frustrating problems I personally battled twenty five years ago. No matter what I tried, the Acne and Eczema would never fully go away.

What made my acne better made my eczema worse. My skin continued to worsen, until I learned about the importance of balanced Female Hormones, Nutrition, and Naturopathic Medicine for acne and eczema in school 20 years ago.

I finally researched the exact diet and lifestyle program that works best for hormonally sensitive skin.

I then began to learn how to test for and treat the different types of hormone imbalance that cause acne with natural medicine as I walk women through…

Continue to blog:

https://scottsdalenaturopathic.com/acnedoctor/

Dr. Nicole Sundene
(480) 837-0900

09/29/2025

🧅 Onions for acne? First they make us cry now we are to apply them to our acne?

🧅 Is this some kind of joke? No.

🧅 Research demonstrates onion to be a helpful treatment for acne.

🧅 I recall herbalists in my Naturopathic school talking about cutting a piece of onion and applying it to the acne lesion, then covering it with a bandaid to make it go away faster.

🧅 While research and herbal tradition both show onions help make your acne go away…the smell may make some of your friends go away too.

🧅 So to play it safe, check out my blog on my favorite natural topicals for acne that I promise smell much better than onions:

https://scottsdalenaturopathic.com/acne/

🧅 Need my help testing your hormones for acne?

🧅 Simply visit my schedule page to visit me virtually or in my clinic and be sure to follow me for my latest holistic dermatology research and tips!

🔎 Dr. Nicole Sundene
(480) 837-0900

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09/26/2025

🎉 Acne patients should be happy to know that Mahonia aquafolium aka "Oregon Grape Root" is shown by research to be helpful for acne!

🗝️ The key component of Mahonia is berberine.

💛 Berberine is a potent yellow alkalide that works to fight acne.

🏆 Berberine is super helpful for acne because it is both antimicrobial against the P. acne bacteria, as well as anti-inflammatory.

🥇 Oregon Grape (pictured) is a more sustainable generally approved “wild crafted” source of berberine from the bark and stems that is not interfering with the extinction of goldenseal, an herb also coveted for its precious berberine.

⬇️ Check out my Best and Worst Natural and Prescription Treatments for Acne here:

www.scottsdalenaturopathic.com/acne/

📰 Be sure to follow me for the latest Holistic Dermatology research.

🔎 Dr. Nicole Sundene
The Dermatology Detective
⬇️ Get my hormonal acne program ⬇️

www.dermatologydetective.com/acne-program

(480) 837-0900

By Dr. Nicole Sundene Author of "The Hormonal Acne Diet" Acne, formally called "Acne Vulgaris" is an inflammatory skin condition characterized by pimples on the face or body. Acne can be an especially frustrating women's health condition when hormone imbalance is to blame. Topical treatments are oft...

09/25/2025

💋 Your acne shouldn’t need makeup and cover up to feel confident.

⏰ If you’re avoiding mirrors, layering on makeup, concealer, powder and cancelling plans… it’s time to fix more than your skincare routine.

💄 While makeup is great for enhancing your inner beauty it cannot cover up what is off balance on the inside.

❤️‍🩹 Instead of relying on layers of coverup lets look at my natural long term solutions for hormonal acne that provide lasting relief.

🌹I will show you how to balance hormones, reduce inflammation, and remove common acne triggers!

👉 Let’s start healing from within:

www.DermatologyDetective.com/acne-program

🔎 Dr. Nicole Sundene
(480) 837-0900

09/24/2025

Your acne shouldn’t need photo filters and layers of makeup to look good…Yet here you are, avoiding social plans, hiding behind filters, layers of makeup, and dodging every mirror you pass.

And whenever things clear up a little...BAM – another flare-up.

Probably right before your period, your birthday, or the beach-day you’ve been looking forward to for months.

I get it. I really do – because I’ve been there. And you know what I found? Acne isn’t the problem. It’s the SIGNAL, and no cream or pill in the world can silence it until you deactivate it at the source.

That’s where my Hormonal Acne Program comes in. Together, we’ll crack the code on hormones, diet, stress, lifestyle, and everything else that’s impacting your skin.

I will teach you everything I know to heal your hormonal acne from a nutritional mind/body/spirit process. My eprogram is the same natural approach I have used successfully to help women achieve clear confident complexions in my Holistic Dermatology and Hormone practice for the past seventeen years!

No woman should ever have to suffer with hormonal acne like I once did or deal with the frustration of expensive treatment after treatment that all fail for the same reason...because they simply don't help balance female hormones!

It’s time to put down the useless creams, lotions, and ointments that only help your acne half of the way and start working to achieve clear skin from within.

Because you deserve clear skin, confidence, and to be able to pass a mirror without hiding.

Trust me, I have been there before... wanting to hide from the public, cancelling events, refusing to go anywhere... as I share in my own horrible hormonal acne story in a previous post.

Let’s work from the inside out and instead of applying things to your skin, I have put together a complete mind/body/spirit Holistic program for Hormonal Acne.

No more hopeless doctor appointments and expensive useless treatments! Instead, I am offering REAL hormone balancing solutions!

Enroll now at:

www.dermatologydetective.com/acne-program

Need my help testing for hormonal acne? Nothing brings me greater joy than helping women achieve perfect glowing skin.

Simply visit my schedule page to get started with my Holistic Dermatology Detective process.

I would be happy to help you with hormone testing in my clinc or virtually to help achieve that clear confident complexion you deserve!

Dr. Nicole Sundene
(480) 837-0900

Hormonal Acne Diet, Hormonal Skin, Holistic Dermatology, Holistic Hormone Specialist, Naturopathic Endocrinology, Thyroid Doctor, Hashimoto's, Hypothyroidism, Female Acne, PCOS, Female Hormoe Specialist, Acne Nutrition, Menopause, Perimenopause, Teen Acne, PMS Acne, Natural Hormonal Acne Diet

09/24/2025

⁉️ What if psoriasis isn’t what you think it is?

😩 Tired of the flakes, the itching, the shame?

😱 Psoriasis of the scalp causing hair loss?

💔 You're not alone, and you're not broken.

👀 You just haven’t been given the full picture yet.

👉 Get answers, not just ointments:

www.DermatologyDetective.com/psoriasis

Dr. Nicole Sundene
(480) 837-0900

09/23/2025

💚 Green tea is good for acne? But I thought caffeine is bad for acne?

💚 For some patients caffeine is a trigger for acne, however research demonstrates green tea is an effective acne treatment when consumed as tea, or applied topically as a mask.

✅ Simply make a normal cup of green tea and remove the tea bags. Allow them to cool or keep them refrigerated and apply to acne lesions as needed.

✅ The tea can be ground into a powder and mixed in with beauty products or turned into a paste with water or aloe for a green tea mask.

💚 The mechanism of action for green tea helping acne is that it is anti-inflammatory and antibacterial.

💚 Green tea is also thought to regulate sebum production. Less greasy skin means less bacteria to adhere to the pores, which means less acne breakouts!

💚 Just say YES to that Matcha Latte for anti-aging and acne skin health!

💚 Visit the link below to my #1 Favorite Natural and Prescription Acne Treatments based on the latest research:

https://scottsdalenaturopathic.com/acne/

💚 Dr. Nicole Sundene

(480) 837-0900

09/22/2025

🍫 Chocolate shouldn’t come with consequences.

🍩 If a few bites lead to red, angry skin, you’re not crazy.

😱 Your eczema might be reacting to hormones, stress, or other food than chocolate.

👉 Let’s find your triggers and fix them for good:

www.DermatologyDetective.com/eczema

Dr. Nicole Sundene
(480) 837-0900

09/19/2025

Sure, your skin doesn’t define you…but it DOES impact you.

Acne always flares up at the worst times. And it messes with more than your face.

It shatters your confidence. Most products just cover it up. This one solves it.

👉 Grab the holistic fix now:

www.DermatologyDetective.com/acne-program

Dr. Nicole Sundene
(480) 837-0900

09/15/2025

Lichen Sclerosus? This frustrating chronic itching of the va**na is best addressed with a holistic “Dermatology Detective” approach.

Steroids such as clobetasol used to treat this skin condition just thin the skin and cause it to worsen, crack, and bleed over time.

Check out all my best Holistic Dermatology tips on hormones, nutrition, and natural topicals to relieve this itchy, uncomfortable, and painful women’s health condition:

https://scottsdalenaturopathic.com/lichen-sclerosus/

Need my help? Simply visit my schedule page to enroll in my Holistic Dermatology process!

Dr. Nicole Sundene
(480) 837-0900

09/12/2025

🛌 Tired of waking up in an itch spiral?

💔 Eczema loves to flare at night.

😫 You toss, you scratch, you suffer.

🤦‍♀️ And the creams barely touch it.

🩸 That’s because it’s not just a skin thing at all…it’s hormonal.

👉 Ready for relief? www.DermatologyDetective.com/eczema

Dr. Nicole Sundene
(480) 837-0900

Hormonal Acne Diet, Hormonal Skin, Holistic Dermatology, Holistic Hormone Specialist, Naturopathic Endocrinology, Thyroid Doctor, Hashimoto's, Hypothyroidism, Female Acne, PCOS, Female Hormoe Specialist, Acne Nutrition, Menopause, Perimenopause, Teen Acne, PMS Acne, Natural Hormonal Acne Diet

06/11/2025

🥲 Hormonal Acne was bothering me so much in this picture I refused to smile for my mom. My mom was frustrated with me because I should have been happy and smiling for photos while making gingerbread houses.

😱 Instead I wanted to cry if not scream about my painful, embarrassing, hormonal acne I did not want photographed!

😡 I was especially upset by the large red cystic acne bumps on my cheeks, chin and jaw that were so large and inflamed I could not cover them up.

🤯 So technically my acne does not look horrible in the picture, but without makeup there was almost no healthy skin, and instead I had varying acne lesions healing and forming in different states covering my skin. What you see in the photo are the large cystic bumps that could not be covered with makeup!

🤷‍♀️ My mom actually had no idea what I was going through emotionally. At the time, I was horrified that my family would see how bad my acne had become when I returned home from college.

If I only knew then what I know now about Hormonal Acne ...

💎 As a result of what I have learned about Hormonal Acne since the 90’s as a Naturopathic Doctor working in Holistic Dermatology for seventeen years, I have put this hormonal acne information together to help prevent acne from causing permanent scars and impacting other women’s mental health.

⬇️ Let me share with you the secrets behind how I solved this frustrating Dermatology issue with my 6 Simple Steps for Naturally Managing Hormonal Acne so that women do not have to suffer in silent frustration with their hormonal acne.

⬇️ We will thoroughly discuss hormones, nutrition, and all my favorite natural treatments for hormonal acne and how they impact the skin on my hormonal acne blog here:

https://scottsdalenaturopathic.com/hormonal-acne/

🎉 Plus the best part is I now weigh 30 pounds less than I did in this picture. So not only do I look better but I also feel better and am healthier following these natural steps!

❓Need my help testing and balancing hormones? Simply visit my booking link below to treat yourself to a Naturopathic visit! AND YES…out of state patients can work with me to have their hormones tested for hormonal acne… as long as you have a Labcorp or Sonora Quest that I am contracted with, since this is the #1 most common question my assistant receives about my specialty in Holistic Dermatology.

🩸Hormone testing is done via blood draw and covered per your insurance plan.

👩‍⚕️ Your local Dermatologist or OBgyn would of course need to prescribe any hormones or prescription acne medications I would recommend, but generally that is not how I treat acne in my Holistic Dermatology practice as you will learn from reading my hormonal acne story and what I discovered from my years of research and experience treating hormonal acne!

⬇️ Schedule your hormonal acne testing visit with me below and let's get working towards the root cause:

https://scottsdalenaturopathic.com/schedule/

Dr. Nicole Sundene
(480) 837-0900